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Music Joe Budden Podcast's Ice Responds To Kendrick Lamar's Hitta J3's Rant About Him JBP's Ice does something about Hitta J3's rant. By Bryson "Boom" Paul January 12, 2025
Music Will Smith & LL Cool J Discussed Appearing On "Verzuz" Together Smith says he would get "bodied" by his friend if it went down and called DJ Jazzy Jeff his "secret weapon." By Erika Marie November 19, 2021
Music Watch 070 Shake Perform Kanye West's "Ghost Town" Live For The First Time Naturally, the crowd knew every word. By Trevor Smith June 23, 2018
Original Content 18 Hip-Hop Shoutouts To Martin Luther King Jr. Kendrick Lamar, J. Cole, & Lil Wayne are among the rappers who have paid homage to MLK over the years. By Danny Schwartz January 16, 2017
Music Katie Got Bandz Arrested For Identity Theft Now free, Katie Got Bandz was arrested earlier this week for identity fraud. By Kevin Goddard August 10, 2017
Music 21 Savage Says "Issa" Is The Most Used Word Of 2017 And He Created It 21 Savage took to Twitter to claim the "word" issa, saying he created it and it's the most used in 2017. By hnhh January 31, 2017
Original Content 15 Essential Reads for Hip-Hop Fans Add these books to your summer reading list. By KC Orcutt May 22, 2017
Music Jimmy Iovine & Dr. Dre Could Net A Reported $700 Million In Apple Stocks Dr. Dre and Jimmy Iovine are about to get paid. By Mitch Findlay January 08, 2018
Politics Waka Flocka Flame Replaces DaBaby As Headliner For MAGA Valentine's Day Event DaBaby was slated to be in Waka Flocka Flame's position for this Conservative Valentine's Day party, but his team backed out. By Zachary Horvath February 13, 2026
Music R. Kelly Sent To Solitary Confinement Amid Fight For New Trial R. Kelly's plans to prepare his reply brief as he fights for a new trial were thwarted after being thrown into solitary confinement. By Zachary Horvath February 13, 2026
Music DJ Akademiks Claims His Drake Leak Overshadowed J. Cole's "The Fall-Off" DJ Akademiks claimed that Drake was not happy with him for sharing "ICEMAN" snippets on the release night of J. Cole's "The Fall-Off." By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 07, 2026
Politics Kehlani Proclaims "F**k ICE" During Grammys 2026 Acceptance Speech Kehlani took home Grammys for Best R&B Performance and Best R&B Song thanks to their hit "Folded," and they took the chance to condemn ICE. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 01, 2026